Mashhad vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mashhad San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person
$498
$3507
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1301
$7962
🏠 One person rent
$170
$2395
🏘️ Family rent
$290
$4150
🍽️ Food expenses
$167
$737
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.7
$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$250
$5553
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
45
86
😀 Quality of life
56
91
🏙️ Population
3M
1.39M

The cost of living in Mashhad is 86% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 8726th and 50th ($498 vs $3507) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 72nd and 38th in Iran and the United States, respectively. Check Iran vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Mashhad compared to 1.6 months in San Diego. Mashhad ranked 4th best city to live in Iran vs San Diego ranked 26th in the United States, while ranked 6291st and 137th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mashhad vs San Diego

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Mashhad San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.99
$22.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.9
$86.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.03
$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.58
$8.74
☕ Cappuccino
$1.05
$6.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$3.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$193
$2519
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$134
$2068
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$353
$4514
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$238
$3653
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.43
$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13
$253
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.7
$71.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.68%
6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1106
$8566
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$687
$6843
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.35
$72
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.32
$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.26
$3.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$3.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.95
$6.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.6
$20.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$4.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$4.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$4.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$2.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$1.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.66
$3.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.9
$16.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.77
$2.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.2
$14.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.26
$9.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.8
$5.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.4
$2.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.2
$62.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.98
$18.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$94.1
$131
💇 Haircut, simple
$29.1
$30.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.9
$63
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.7
$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$45.5
$1998
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$627
$26517

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$496
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$501
132 km or 82 mi Quchan
$501
150 km or 93 mi Torbat-e Jam
$494
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$507
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$510
202 km or 126 mi Anau
$1763
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1806
240 km or 149 mi Bojnord
$487
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1640
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1769
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$532
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$589
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$466
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$563
461 km or 287 mi Gorgan
$659
467 km or 290 mi Turkmenabat
$1709
551 km or 342 mi Sheberghan
$457
566 km or 351 mi Semnan
$535
572 km or 355 mi Bukhara
$436
586 km or 364 mi Sari
$635
604 km or 375 mi Qaem Shahr
$502
612 km or 380 mi Zabol
$561
614 km or 381 mi Dasoguz
$1755
615 km or 382 mi Qarshi
$513
620 km or 385 mi Babol
$372
649 km or 403 mi Amol
$531
673 km or 418 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$488
684 km or 425 mi Lashkargah
$467
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$468
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$565
703 km or 437 mi Pardis
$575
710 km or 441 mi Kerman
$761
719 km or 447 mi Pakdasht
$583
726 km or 451 mi Varamin
$571
730 km or 454 mi Qarchak
$586
733 km or 456 mi Golestan
$592
737 km or 458 mi Rafsanjan
$613
738 km or 459 mi Ray
$591
739 km or 459 mi Tehran
$639

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4.2 km or 2.6 mi Coronado
$3220
7.2 km or 4.5 mi National
$3053
13 km or 7.8 mi Lemon Grove
$2995
14 km or 9 mi Chula Vista
$2995
14 km or 9 mi La Mesa
$2963
16 km or 9.8 mi Imperial Beach
$2933
18 km or 11 mi La Jolla
$3033
21 km or 13 mi El Cajon
$3040
24 km or 15 mi Tijuana
$1295
25 km or 15 mi Santee
$2948
30 km or 19 mi Poway
$2995
38 km or 24 mi Encinitas
$3243
40 km or 25 mi Las Delicias
$1141
43 km or 26 mi Rosarito Beach
$1138
46 km or 29 mi Escondido
$3261
47 km or 30 mi San Marcos
$2995
52 km or 33 mi Carlsbad
$3245
54 km or 33 mi Vista
$2976
57 km or 36 mi Oceanside
$3251
73 km or 46 mi Fallbrook
$2927
88 km or 55 mi Temecula
$2676
91 km or 57 mi San Clemente
$2963
95 km or 59 mi Murrieta
$3070
97 km or 61 mi Dana Point
$3030
98 km or 61 mi French Valley
$2758
99 km or 61 mi San Juan Capistrano
$3085
99 km or 61 mi Wildomar
$2815
104 km or 65 mi Laguna Niguel
$3513
107 km or 66 mi Laguna Beach
$3122
107 km or 67 mi Menifee
$2621
109 km or 68 mi Ensenada
$968
109 km or 68 mi Lake Elsinore
$2669
110 km or 68 mi Mission Viejo
$3544
110 km or 69 mi Laguna Hills
$3027
111 km or 69 mi Rancho Santa Margarita
$2980
114 km or 71 mi Aliso Viejo
$3449
114 km or 71 mi Lake Forest
$2554
115 km or 72 mi Hemet
$2767
119 km or 74 mi Perris
$2697
119 km or 74 mi Temescal Valley
$2804